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DARPA Announces 2005 Grand Challenge Semifinalists

Posted by timothy on from the batmobile-lost-a-wheel-so-can't-enter dept.

Mockingbird writes "DARPA announced 40 semifinalists for the 2005 Grand Challenge autonomous robot race today. Notable remaining teams include the Carnegie Mellon University Red Team, Stanford Racing and a high school team, the Palos Verde Road Warriors. 78 teams missed the cut. The race, which will take place on Oct. 8, 2005 features a $2 million prize for the first team whose robot crosses 175 miles of the Mojave in under ten hours. The robots must be fully autonomous, with no team intervention allowed once the vehicle is launched. The first race was held in 2003, when the most successful team managed to log only 7.4 miles."

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  4. Lets get 100 million worth of tech for 2 million by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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